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[PeteF]

Quite right Dennis, not enough technobabbleisity.
Doesn't it come down to this? There's the absolutely correct way to do any job; then there's all the others that are "wrong" but work fine. After a lifetime of technical work I don't care anymore as long as it works.

[Beezabryan]

"... I don't care anymore as long as it works."
I concur

[papasmurf]

Presto wrote "Subject: Charging a lithium battery
The supplied instructions for charging with a lithium battery require only three criteria to be met: a charger with over 14 volts; a charger with less than 15 volts; a charger that does not have an automatic desulfation mode. It otherwise refers simply to using a ‘standard charger’. These are not my opinions. They are the supplied instructions. They seem simple enough to me." ................... Well I have just searched the internet and it is surprisingly difficult to find a "standard" charger that meets those specifications.

[Presto]

With respect, I didn't really 'write' anything - I quoted off the manufacture's own instructions that are given both on the box and inside the box. I know nothing about these things (!) but I thought the manufacturer's might know something. Anyway - that's enough on this subject.

[Scalyback]

"I thought the manufacturer's might know something."



Manufactures know something? It's not like the old days, for instance have you even seen advertising for a product made in China that states "Lasts a lifetime" (or even 20 minutes)?



But seriously, if there had been any real danger from these batteries, I would have expected some statement or a recall by now. I'm not going to worry about it, but if one of the lithy's goes up the wall, I will let you all know.

[papasmurf]

Personally due to the difficulty of putting out a fire caused by a lithium ion battery and various accidents, I am now Very wary of lithium ion batteries in my home especially when they are being charged.
Suggested reading:-
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/23/news/co ... airplanes/

[Thack]

I think charging a lithium iron phosphate battery in a motorcycle is a complete non-issue. The fact is, you'll probably never need to do it.



Mine arrived fully charged, I stuck it in the bike, and I fully expect never to see it again. The bikes charging system will keep it happy. They can be left for at least six months over winter and still lose hardly any charge, so you can forget all this nonsense about maintenance charging when the bike is off the road, like we have to do with lead acids. Come the Spring, just pull the tarpaulin off, prod the button and away you go.



If you do accidentally flatten it by leaving something switched on, then a few minutes with a cheap 'n' cheerful charger (definitely not a desulphating one - we all agree on that) will get enough in it to start the bike. After that, it'll look after itself.



There's no way I'm going to pay out for a special LiFePO4 charger - totally unnecessary.

[papasmurf]

http://news.sky.com/story/briton-burned ... t-10519902 ..............
Briton Burned After iPhone Explodes In Pocket

The mountain biker says Apple have promised to investigate after his handset burned through his shorts and two layers of skin.


13:23, UK,
Tuesday 02 August 2016.

[apparently lucky eddie]

Is it Lithium Ion or Lithium Iron? Both terms appear to be acceptable and I suspect there is no consensus here either. LiFePo -LithiumIronPhosphate.

[vince]

Whats A Lithium Battery?

A lithium-ion battery (sometimes Li-ion battery or LIB) is a member of a family of rechargeable battery types in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge and back when charging.

Any Questions?

Whats A Lithium Battery?